04080cam a2200613Ki 4500 on1015826664 OCoLC 20200709060558.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 171220s2017 oru ob 000 0 eng d YDX eng pn YDX N$T UAB OCLCF OCLCQ INT OCLCQ KAT 1498283330 (electronic bk.) 9781498283335 (electronic bk.) 1658537 (N$T) (OCoLC)1015826664 n-us--- e-uk-en BV676 .C47 2017eb REL 067050 bisacsh 262.14082 23 MAIN Chilcote, Paul Wesley, 1954- author. The Methodist defense of women in ministry : a documentary history / Paul W. Chilcote. Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (xviii, 291 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "John Wesley promoted the ministry of women in early Methodism. Amazing women like Phoebe Palmer, Catherine Booth, and Frances Willard--founding figures in the holiness movement, the Salvation Army, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union--claimed biblical precedent for their groundbreaking ministries. They withstood the onslaught of criticism and hostility from those who thought they had stepped out of their proper sphere. Methodists have championed the cause of women and developed biblical, spiritual, and practical arguments for their ministry for two and a half centuries. More than fifty documents from the history of Methodism chronicle the tortuous journey leading to biblical equality in this family of churches. At a time when the ministry of women is under serious attack in a number of quarters, yet again, we all have much to learn from the witness of Wesleyan Christians who argued for women's ministry. This story illustrates how faithful women, when they knew they had the Lord's approval, stood "like the beaten anvil to the stroke." Courage. Defiance. Perseverance. Faithfulness. These qualities define the Methodist defense of women in ministry."--publisher. Introduction -- The early Methodist defense of women in ministry -- Zechariah Taft and the Wesleyan protagonists -- Defenders of women in revivalist Methodism -- Autobiographical apologetics -- The early holiness movement and Phoebe Palmer -- Catherine Booth and the Salvation Army -- Free Methodist perspectives -- "Women's right to preach" in the Nazarene tradition -- Late nineteenth-century female apologists -- Late nineteenth century male apologists -- Two distinctive early twentieth-century women -- Champions of full clergy rights -- Epilogue. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Women clergy Biblical teaching. Women clergy United States History. Women clergy England History. Methodist Church England History. Methodist Church United States History. Women clergy Political activity United States. Ordination of women Biblical teaching. RELIGION Christian Theology Ecclesiology. bisacsh Methodist Church. fast (OCoLC)fst01018643 Ordination of women Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01047426 Women clergy. fast (OCoLC)fst01177414 Women clergy Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01177417 England. fast (OCoLC)fst01219920 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Electronic books. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1658537 EBSCOhost EBSC 1658537 YBP Library Services YANK 15050177 92 N$T 57482 57482